Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Kanazawa Gakuin University: Japan |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Business Management, Information Management - Kanazawa Gakuin University: Japan |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
Her older brother took her along to a weightlifting group at middle school. "At first I tried the sport in order to lose weight, and then for me it was cool to see women lift heavy weights." |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting in grade eight of middle school, and took up the sport more seriously the following year. |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In 2014, 2015, and 2018 she received the Wakayama Prefecture Sports Award in Japan. (wakayamashimpo.co.jp, 14 Feb 2019, 12 Feb 2015; pref.wakayama.lg.jp, 17 Feb 2016)
She received an Asunaro Award at the 2011 Ishikawa Chunichi Athlete Awards in Japan. (chunichi.co.jp, 31 Dec 2011)
In 2008 she received a Sports Award at the Hokkoku Shimbun Sports Awards in Japan. (hokkoku.co.jp, 24 Nov 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Naoyuki Kobatake [national], JPN |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
Her older brother Shingo Shimamoto competed in weightlifting, and represented Wakayama at the National Sports Festival of Japan. Her younger sister Michika has competed in weightlifting at junior international level. (wakayama2015.jp, 15 Jun 2015; iwrp.net, 06 Jun 2015; j-w-a.or.jp, 2007) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
University Staff |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She was troubled by an injury to her left knee two months before the 2012 Olympic Games. (chibanippo.co.jp, 06 Aug 2012) |
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Anaheim, CA
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